So today in chapel, we had a praise and worship day and it was wonderful. It was because:
1- we love to worship here
2- It was our worship leaders last chapel with us as he goes on to get his masters.
But it was a powerful time as we sang together and then people would come in one by one and present scripture in order to present a story of salvation and love and redemption. It was powerful to finally sit there and just listen to what God had to say. So many times we are scrambling around trying to pay attention and take notes on what we are hearing taught. Then we continue on to pray and pray that we can be helped to apply what we have learned to our lives. We pray about things going on in our lives and our wants and needs and the wants and needs of others around us. All that stuff is very good but how often we pray for but do not listen. Sometimes all we need to do is sit down listen to his praises being sung and simply close our eyes and shut up so we can hear him! Block out the clutter of everything going on around and just tune in to what God has to say. The power in doing this was revealed to me today during chapel. I found myself tearing up just at the overwhelming presence of the Spirit in my life. To feel so loved and forgiven and to realize that God is there in everything is a powerful thought and it hit me hard in the face. So I challenge you today to sit down and simply shut up and listen for Christ.
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